Pretty sure not hearing both sides of this one...but.. 4-5 homicides in town within a 10-mile radius, here in the last 24 hours.. things are just getting nuts..
JSO Chief Tom Hackney said the man and a woman, who weren't immediately identified, had entered the store about 9:20 a.m., and the man was carrying a long rifle.
Academy Sports told police its not store policy to allow customers to bring guns inside the store. Part of its business is to prepare guns, so customers do frequently bring guns to the store, but they have to be checked in at customer service and not carried through the store.
Employees confronted the man at the front door and informed him of the policy, and the man refused to cooperate with their instructions to turn the gun over to them, Hackney said.
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The man continued through the store and was confronted by management again inside the ammunition aisle, Hackney said. The man refused again to turn the gun over to employees.
Hackney said employees were on the phone with 911 the entire time.
To get the man to leave the store, employees allowed him to complete his transaction and buy ammunition, Hackney said.
He said the man and woman got into a white pickup truck in the parking lot, with the woman driving and the man a passenger.
Officers arrived and tried to stop the truck, but the woman driving didn't stop, Hackney said. As the truck was leaving the parking lot, the man pointed a handgun through a rear sliding window of the truck at the officers.
One officer opened fire, striking the truck and the man, Hackney said. He said he's not sure if the man fired his weapon at officers.
Hackney said the truck continued westbound on Atlantic, where it stopped. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, and the woman was taken into custody. The man's body was seen on the sidewalk of the north side of Atlantic near the intersection of Kernan Boulevard, about a quarter-mile from the store.
The officer who fired the shots was placed on paid administrative leave, which is standard procedure in police-involved shootings.
All westbound lanes of Atlantic were closed for about four hours while police investigated and documented the crime scene.
Hackney said he will hold a news conference Wednesday morning to provide more information.
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The police-involved shooting is the 10th in Jacksonville this year, including the sixth fatal shooting.
JSO Chief Tom Hackney said the man and a woman, who weren't immediately identified, had entered the store about 9:20 a.m., and the man was carrying a long rifle.
Academy Sports told police its not store policy to allow customers to bring guns inside the store. Part of its business is to prepare guns, so customers do frequently bring guns to the store, but they have to be checked in at customer service and not carried through the store.
Employees confronted the man at the front door and informed him of the policy, and the man refused to cooperate with their instructions to turn the gun over to them, Hackney said.
IMAGES: East Arlington police-involved shooting
The man continued through the store and was confronted by management again inside the ammunition aisle, Hackney said. The man refused again to turn the gun over to employees.
Hackney said employees were on the phone with 911 the entire time.
To get the man to leave the store, employees allowed him to complete his transaction and buy ammunition, Hackney said.
He said the man and woman got into a white pickup truck in the parking lot, with the woman driving and the man a passenger.
Officers arrived and tried to stop the truck, but the woman driving didn't stop, Hackney said. As the truck was leaving the parking lot, the man pointed a handgun through a rear sliding window of the truck at the officers.
One officer opened fire, striking the truck and the man, Hackney said. He said he's not sure if the man fired his weapon at officers.
Hackney said the truck continued westbound on Atlantic, where it stopped. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, and the woman was taken into custody. The man's body was seen on the sidewalk of the north side of Atlantic near the intersection of Kernan Boulevard, about a quarter-mile from the store.
The officer who fired the shots was placed on paid administrative leave, which is standard procedure in police-involved shootings.
All westbound lanes of Atlantic were closed for about four hours while police investigated and documented the crime scene.
Hackney said he will hold a news conference Wednesday morning to provide more information.
http://www.news4jax.com/news/Police...truck/-/475880/17731448/-/abj0k9/-/index.html
The police-involved shooting is the 10th in Jacksonville this year, including the sixth fatal shooting.